Resolution Games’ latest project, Demeo, translates the collaborative, tabletop RPG campaign genre into a well-packaged virtual reality experience.
In the initial campaign, up to four players can take on Demeo’s randomised run of three dungeon levels, which is adequately hard and can last anywhere from a few minutes for the inexperienced to nearing three hours or more for the more experienced. Realm of the Rat King, a second campaign, is also now accessible, with five levels to complete.There are numerous elements of a tabletop RPG that make Demeo worthy of being ranked first – turn-based combat, a fantasy setting, and class options – but it’s not the gameplay that makes Demeo worthy of being ranked first. Demeo is a fun tabletop RPG, but it’s best known for being a near-peerless social VR experience.
Echo VR is a competitive multiplayer game that can only be played in virtual reality, which is why it’s at the top of our list. The game is conceptually and practically unparalleled in terms of multiplayer experiences offered on the platform, offering innovative gameplay, an ingenious mobility system, and exhilarating competitive combat. You compete in teams in a zero-gravity chamber with a single disc floating in the centre. Each end of the arena has a goal, and you can move about the arena by pushing off of objects or using wrist boosters while tossing, passing, and firing the disc at the goal. It’s not a difficult concept to grasp, but mastering it, like any professional sport or activity, is far more difficult.
Onward is the game to play if you’re seeking for a competitive multiplayer shooter on Oculus Quest. David dubbed Onward the “ultimate military sim FPS” in his review, claiming that “you engage in 5v5 fights against other players online, with a variety of weapons and three game types to pick from.” While it lacks some of the visual richness and bespoke features seen in the PC VR version of the game (many of which have been promised in a future update), it is still one of the greatest multiplayer VR games on the Quest. “This should be in any Quest user’s library that appreciates shooters – hands down,” David said.
